Fire victims' IDs are confirmed

CENTRAL FLORIDA - The Area - In Brief

May 20, 2005

KISSIMMEE -- The identities of three people who died in a Kissimmee mobile-home fire early Tuesday were confirmed Thursday.

Lili Rodriguez, her husband, Moises Matute, and their 4-year-old son, Kenneth Matute, died of smoke inhalation when a fire consumed their home Tuesday morning in the Whispering Oaks Mobile Home Park, Kissimmee fire Chief Robert King said.

Firefighters responded to a call and found the home engulfed. The bodies were found inside.

It was not known whether the family used a smoke detector. Neighbors said Rodriguez liked to burn candles.

The investigation is ongoing, but by all indications the cause "seems to be accidental," King said.